San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-20
CHAPTER VII.

The next morning Lady Yorke was
downstairs, alert and energetic, before
nine. Her husband looked up in sur
prise as he entered the breakfast-roOm
This happened to be one of the rare
days when we were alone.
"a revolution!" he cried. 1.-The most
luxurious woman in England down at
the early hour of nine. l cannot under
stand it."
do not laugh at me, Stanley" she
said. II am very much in earnest this
morning. want to talk TO YOU"
When she had sought him before it
had generally been to ask either for
new jewels, or a cheque for some heavy
never anything for any one else; and
am sure that he expected the same
thing now.
II want to talk to you, Stanley" she
continued. do you know what the
world is like outside our park gates?
Here we have safety and shelter,
warmth and luXury-the roses of life
without the thorns. Do you know what
it is outsider"
II know something of it" he replied,
half sadly.
"Ah, such world, Stanley" she said.
"There is sickness, sorrow. poverty,
hunger. Hunger seems the hardest to
bear" she continued, thinking no
doubt of those tragical words, He died
hungry land have heard such words,
but never knew what they meant. |
knew only the sound, not the sense, I'M
til yesterday" Here she paused.
"And them" said Lord Y Orke, What
happened them"
She told him all that had occurred.
Just for one half moment | was uncer-
tain as to whether he would be quite
pleased or not. Had | been mistaken
in thinking that he was sometimes dis
tressed at her supreme Indifference to
all things except herself? My doubts
were soon cleared. He looked at her
with the most loving smile l had ever
seen on his face.
81 am glad, Louise" he said. "Ihave
always thought that, if you understood
more of what was going on in tie
world around you, you would try to
help others. And now about this poor
woman-Mrs. Clinton, did you say2i
What do you want to do for herr"
Everything" was the comprehen-
sive reply. "She must have nice clean
cottage in the fresh air, plenty of food
and clothes-all that is wanted to make
her daughter WELL"
"She shall have it." Lord Yorke said.
smiling. You could not employ your
time or your money better than in re-
lieving the poor. But all charity must
be governed by discretion. While the
woman and child are i'll, keep them;
but afterwards, although you can go on
helping her, let her work for herself.
1t will be greater charity to place the
means of gaining her livelihood in her
hands than to give her money enough
to live upon"
81 see that" she replied gravely.
""Oh, Stanley, if had only thought be-
fore now, how many people l might
have saved. 1t must be terrible thing
to die of hunger"
He laid his hand lightly on her beau
tiful head.
1T is never too late to mend" he
said. g have often wished that you
could give a little of your time and at.
tention to charity"
why did you not tell me sog" she
asked, eagerly.
MY dear Louise" there comes a
| time when every one wakes to the real
! tiles of life. Your time had not come"
II shall never be so careless again. I
| feel as though through all these wears
l had truly been asleep" said Lady
| YOrke.
Then they discussed what was best to
be done. Lord Yorke suggested that
! one OF the pretty cottages built on mod
ern principles which stood Just outside
Woodheaton. should be Given to the